Whenever we read something, it’s almost always a habit that we try to skip to the best part.

Instinctively, we want to see the main point of what we are reading—for us to save time among many other reasons.

Doing so is not wrong, as long as this does not compromise our reading comprehension. In fact, it is a skill that was introduced to us when we were younger—remember scanning and skimming?

This time, the only difference is that we try to identify the thesis statement of an academic text.